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Daily Mail
20 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Benny Blanco, 37, says his mind is similar to a '15-year-old girl's' in brazen new interview
Benny Blanco has revealed that his brain is a lot like that of a 15-year-old girl's when it comes to his music interests. Blanco, 37, who is engaged to singer Selena Gomez, opened up about his record-producing methods in a new interview with Harper's Bazaar for its Icons issue. 'I feel like my mind and a 15-year-old girl's mind are very similar in what we like, musically,' he told the magazine. 'I've just always been drawn to having fun and making stuff that makes me feel good. If it winds up being something that other people like, then that's cool to me,' he continued. 'If it doesn't, then that's also cool to me. I think being iconic is not giving a f**k.' Over the span of his career, Blanco has produced and written tons of hit songs for some of your favorite stars like Katy Perry, Rihanna, and Justin Bieber. Some of his most popular songs include Perry's I Kissed a Girl, and Kesha's TiK ToK. 'I had no idea my career was gonna be what it was gonna be,' Blanco admitted in the new interview. 'When we were making Teenage Dream [with Perry], we didn't know it was gonna be this iconic song people are gonna talk about forever,' he shared. 'We were just making a song and having fun and getting drunk. It's not rocket science. Sometimes you happen to be in the right spot at the right time.' However, he admitted that he is quite spiritual and often turns to things like crystals to support his work. 'I'm like woo-woo, put patchouli all over me and stick a rabbit's foot up my butt,' he told the outlet. 'I'm totally down to go on that journey... I believe in fate, karma, energy.' This year, Blanco has also collaborated on an album with his fiancée, Gomez, titled, I Said I Love You First. The album moved 120,000 in its first week, according to Billboard, and debuted at number two on the Billboard 200. However, it's unclear if he will be helping Gomez re-record one of her favorite songs, Who Says, in the near future. Gomez revealed that she was interested in re-recording the song during a recent appearance on the Therapuss with Jake Shane podcast. During the interview, Gomez reflected on the time she performed with her band as Selena Gomez & The Scene from 2009 and 2012. Before going solo, she made three studio albums with the group, including one of her favorite songs she's ever made - Who Says. Gomez, who has not gone on tour since 2016, added: 'That's honestly the only reason I would ever do a tour again - to perform Who Says. 'I need to redo it. I should recut it,' the Only Murders in the Building star continued. She also said that she would want to re-record the track because she sounds so 'young' on the original recording. 'I would have to take it down an octave from each year I've sang it,' she added.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Dua Lipa details 'intensely falling' for fiancé Callum Turner as she lifts the lid on their romance in rare move while posing for chic Harper's Bazaar shoot
Dua Lipa has opened up about her relationship with her fiancé Callum Turner as she detailed 'intensely falling' for the actor in a candid new interview. The singer, 29, who also posed for a stunning shoot alongside the chat, admitted she is prepared to be 'vulnerable' and allow love even if it means she gets hurt. Speaking to Harper's Bazaar U.S. for its Global Icons issue, Dua said that although opening her heart is scary she feels 'lucky' she gets to feel it. The couple began dating in early January last year, before making their romance official months later in June. They confirmed their engagement a year later. Discussing their relationship, Dua said: 'I love love. It is a beautiful thing. It's a really inspiring thing. You find yourself so intensely falling all the time in the best way possible. That vulnerability is so scary, but I feel so lucky to get to feel it. 'I've spent a lot of time being guarded or protecting my heart, and so I'm letting go of that feeling and just being like, "Okay, if I'm supposed to get hurt, then this is what's going to happen." I have to just allow love. When asked how it feels to be speaking so candidly about her relationship, she said: 'I'm happier than ever, so it feels like I'm doing a disservice by not talking about it.' 'When you're a public person, anything that's very personal is very vulnerable. It's not like I don't want to share it.' Dua, who turns 30 in August, publicly shared her excitement for the first time since the actor got down on one knee during a recent interview with British Vogue. The pop sensation discussed her family plans, saying she's concerned how having children will fit in with her career as a pop star. 'I'd love to have kids one day,' she said. 'But it's like the constant question of when would there ever be a good time – how it would fit in with my job and how it would work if I went on tour, and how much time out I'd have to take. 'I think it's just one of those things that's going to happen when it happens. I love kids, but I think there's so much more to raising a child than just loving children.' Confirming their engagement, Dua said: 'Yeah we're engaged. It's very exciting. 'This decision to grow old together, to see a life and just, I don't know, be best friends forever - it's a really special feeling.' Late last year, news of their romantic proposal emerged and Dua has regularly been seen with a dazzling diamond ring on her finger. Speaking of their wedding plans, Dua said she hopes to finish her tour and Callum to wrap up filming before they tie the knot. While the wedding hasn't been at the forefront of her mind amid her busy schedule touring, she did admit she has started to think about her dress. She said: 'I want to finish my tour, Callum's shooting, so we're just enjoying this period. 'I've never been someone who's really thought about a wedding, or dreamt about what kind of bride I would be. All of a sudden, I'm like: "Oh, what would I wear?"' Dua said she's 'obsessed' with her engagement ring, before insisting 'It's nice to know the person that you're going to spend the rest of your life with knows you very well.' Dua and Callum were first linked in January 2024 and reportedly got engaged over Christmas in 2024. 'I think it's just one of those things that's going to happen when it happens. I love kids, but I think there's so much more to raising a child than just loving children.' Dua and Callum had 'many Sliding Doors moments', where they were in the same place at the same time without realising, before being introduced to one another at the River Cafe in London. A year later, she was having dinner in Los Angeles with her friend Mustafa the Poet when 'all of a sudden' Callum appeared. She thought: 'Oh, it's that really hot guy from The River Cafe.' During their conversation, the pair realised they both 'just happened to be reading' Hernan Diaz's novel Trust. Asked if she feels they were destined to be together, she replied: 'One thousand per cent.' Dua and Callum first sparked romance rumours in January 2024 when they both attended a Masters Of The Air afterparty in London. Prior to making her relationship public, the Dance the Night songstress revealed during promotion for her album Radical Optimism that she had to find her 'confidence' again after previous relationships had gone awry. Speaking to Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, she revealed: 'In terms of relationships, I needed to get to this place in order to find what I really needed. You have to be in the act of forgiveness and growing and learning, and being okay with the past in order to move on with what's to come next. 'So it's, for me, Happy for You is a beautiful, happy song, because it's so reflective of my journey. 'I think with every relationship, with every experience you learn about yourself, you learn about things that are hurtful to you, what you expect, what you should be ready to give as well. 'I think, again, it goes back to that exchange of vulnerability. 'I think I've had relationships which have been really hurtful, especially earlier on, where I feel like I've been made to feel like not good enough or have made me lose my confidence and I've had to find that again. 'You learn about your own non-negotiables. I think that's an important thing. It's of course the right person, but it's really about the right relationship. 'You find that in friendships and in love relationships as well, of your non-negotiables.'
Times
4 days ago
- Times
Yes, cruises can be good for you — take these 10 wellness sailings
Wellness is catching up with excess nowadays on cruise ships, although there's still plenty of the latter if you want it. But if fitness, yoga, meditation and healthy eating is more your thing than calorific cocktails and bottomless buffets, there's a ship and an itinerary for you. Here are ten of the best. This article contains affiliate links that will earn us revenue If you need inspiration to work on health and fitness, the invigorating air and scenery of the Norwegian fjords should do the trick. On Queen Anne's wellness-themed cruise there will be talks and classes by health and wellbeing experts held in association with Harper's Bazaar. For an extra £468pp you can add one of three special packages — Recover, Energise or Relax — that throws in personal training, classes, spa treatments and healthy juices. Cunard also has a new range of vegan dishes, created by Paul Gayler, a chef and author who champions meat-free cookery. Details Seven nights' full board from £749pp, departing from Southampton on July 5, 2026 ( This gentle springtime potter between Corsica, Elba and the French Riviera is the perfect chance to shake off the last of the winter blues and embrace fitness. The swish, 112-passenger SeaDream I has a fleet of bikes as well as sunrise yoga, t'ai chi and a proper Thai-certified spa with an outdoor massage area. Best of all, alongside its regular menu, SeaDream arguably has the best veggie and vegan food at sea. With exquisite presentation, colour and flavour, it's the kind of food that would persuade a committed meat-eater to try plant-based. There's a juice bar at the breakfast buffet Seven nights' full board from £4,827pp, departing from Nice on May 23, 2026 ( Fly to Nice Here's a challenge. Nine nights at sea with no ports, just the ocean and the stars to commune with. There are healthy cooking classes, meditation and sound therapy, yoga, Pilates, an infrared sauna, cold plunge pool and — so far, so healthy — an open bar. So if you enjoy a cocktail, self-discipline may be required on this springtime Atlantic crossing from Bridgetown to Tenerife on the ultra-luxurious Scenic Eclipse II. Guest lecturers, all specialising in wellness, will keep you both inspired and on the straight and narrow before you arrive in Tenerife Nine nights' all-inclusive from £4,812pp, including flights to the value of £1,250pp and all wellness activities, departing from Bridgetown on April 24, 2026 ( River cruising may be seen as a more passive holiday but that stereotype isn't true on AmaWaterways. Each ship has a wellness host leading circuit training and core strength classes, as well as yoga, while guided runs, hikes and cycle rides along the banks of the Danube are included. There are massage therapists on board, as well as healthy dining options. This Melodies of the Danube wellness-themed cruise on AmaBella from Budapest to Vilshofen includes a hike through the sun-dappled Vienna Woods too. Details Seven nights' full board from £2,918pp, including flights, excursions, drinks with meals and the wellness programme, departing from Budapest on July 6, 2026 ( The luxury line Crystal is offering two Wellness at Sea sailings this year, both around west Africa. This 12-night cruise on Crystal Symphony starts from Tema, Ghana, and sails to Cape Town via Sao Tome, Angola and Namibia. Guest speakers include their head nutritionist Dalila Roglieri, the fitness specialist Minna McHale, the yoga and mental wellbeing expert Jenni Demus and Magnus Appelberg, a renowned somatic therapist who specialises in treating emotional trauma. Expect strength and balance classes, pickleball contests, yoga, detox programmes and breathing workshops, as well as nature hikes and more yoga Twelve nights' all-inclusive from £3,900pp, including all wellness activities, departing from Tema on December 11 ( Fly to Accra Fitness fans have their own category of accommodation with Celebrity Cruises, called AquaClass. Book one of these cabins or suites and you'll get a pass for the gym that includes workouts such as F45, HIIT, barre and bungee fit. It also comes with access to the SEA thermal suite, a steamy paradise of saunas, hammam, a salt room and dreamy heated tile loungers. You could simply shuttle between the two on this cruise on Celebrity Apex to Spain and Portugal, which has two days at sea. AquaClass guests also have their own restaurant, Blu, offering 'clean cuisine' and a list of biodynamic Eight nights' full board from £2,017pp in an AquaClass balcony cabin, including fitness classes and spa access, departing from Southampton on May 29, 2026 ( Avalon's Active and Discovery cruises are a great way to combine a river cruise with light adventure. This Rhône voyage includes kayaking in the craggy Ardèche gorge, an 'urban hike' in Lyons, the Vélorail in Gorges du Doux (a kind of pedalo on rails) and a bike ride in the Camargue National Park. If that's too much activity, join an art class in Arles to create your own masterpiece in the style of Van Gogh. On board Avalon Poetry II, the Avalon Fresh menu is packed with healthy salads, creative veggie dishes and high-protein, low-carb options (alongside decadent desserts and a permanent supply of gooey cookies).Details Seven nights' full board from £2,299pp, including drinks with meals and at happy hour and all activities and flights, departing from Lyons on September 9 ( Could there be a more inspiring setting for practising your sun salutations than the warm teak decks of the tall ship Star Clipper, the wind in the sails above you? This cruise takes you from Athens to Rhodes, Bodrum and the reed-fringed Dalyan River, where sea turtle sightings are a highlight. The last day is in blissfully car-free Hydra, which has a spiritual vibe of its own. Daily yoga classes by Erika Miller will be offered at sunrise or sunset. When you're not doing yoga, distractions include climbing the mast to the crow's nest and basking in the big bowsprit nets at the prow of the Seven nights' full board from £1,995pp, including yoga classes, departing from Athens on August 23, 2025 ( Fly to Athens Virgin Voyages tends to attract a younger age group than average and its fitness facilities reflect this. Better still, all fitness classes are included in the price. There's a long, multi-lane running track that wraps around the top of the ship, as well as HIIT, bungee fit, barre classes, spinning, an outdoor gym and a boxing ring. Optional excursions for fun ashore on Scarlet Lady's cruise from Rome to Barcelona include cycling around Lucca and kayaking in the Gulf of Ajaccio. Back on board, head for Razzle Dazzle for an imaginative plant-based menu or tuck into steak in the posh restaurant the Nine nights' full board from £1,162pp, including all fitness classes, departing from Rome on October 7 ( Fly to Rome Explora Journeys' cruises already have a strong wellness angle, with lavish spas and fitness classes included, but you can take healthy living further on this leisurely voyage on Explora II from Barcelona to Bridgetown via Tangier and Las Palmas. For an additional £267pp, there's a two-day Ocean Wellness Retreat including seminars, cookery classes, expert-led mindful movement and self-reflection, as well as sleep advice, to put you in what the cruise line promises to be an 'ocean state of mind'.Details Seven nights' all-inclusive from £3,195pp, departing from Barcelona on November 11, 2025 ( Fly to Barcelona
The Sun
11-08-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
‘You look like a goddess' people say as woman shows unrecognisable switch from fake tan to natural ‘pearlescent' skin
A WOMAN has left people with their jaws on the floor after learning to embrace her fair skin without fake tan. Whether that's a gradual lotion or a mousse, fake tan seems to have become a staple for millions across the world. 2 In 1923 fashion icon Coco Chanel returned from the French Riviera with a sun tan and in 1929, Vogue infamously called for women to be bronzed. Even Harper's Bazaar claimed that if you didn't have a glow to your skin, you weren't part of the rage. Since then, the fake tan industry has exploded - in 2023, the self-tanning market was valued at $1.09billion worldwide, Fortune Business Insights reported. In the UK, a staggering 16% of people have used self-tan in the past year, with 15% using gradual tanner, 10% using pre-tan accelerator, and 10% using tanning oil or lotion without SPF, Cosmetics Design revealed. But as beauty buffs are now shifting towards a more natural aesthetic, one woman has been dubbed ''a goddess'' after embracing her gorgeous ''pearlescent'' skin. Although Instagram user Laura Harrington hasn't given up fake tan completely, she no longer relies on it and now feels ''comfortable'' rocking her fair complexion, she revealed in a video. Up until recently, the 25-year-old beauty was ''shackled to the tanning Thursday ritual'' - but now, Laura chooses to apply fake tan only when she feels ''like it'', she said in another clip. Laura, who posts under the username laura__harrington, also recently left social media users shocked with her epic transformation - leaving many inspired to follow suit. In the clip, the beauty and fashion enthusiast explained she ''had an itch'' - ''the itch being getting comfortable in my skin, with or without fake tan''. In the first half of the now-viral video, Laura showed what she looked like before with the fake tan and a foundation to match the bronzed glow. I asked ChatGPT to help me glow up for summer - I did all the tweaks at home myself But underneath the faux tan hid her real complexion - which fans said made her a ''goddess''. After 'scratching' the itch, Laura revealed her natural skin - fair, glowy and ''pearlescent'' - which complimented her features. The jaw-dropping makeover has since taken the internet by storm, winning the 25-year-old close to an astronomical 6million views. Four ways to give yourself a glowdown Thick fluffly lashes are out, so is the fake tan and long how to have the ultimate glow-down in four steps... The term "glow-down" refers to a woman removing what once was the most popular beauty choices, for a more natural look. Eyelash extensions - Thick, bold "Russian lashes" used to be all the rage, but nowadays, girls are opt for subtle, individual eyelash extensions to lengthen what they already have. Nails - Gone are the long, plastic talons, more women are favouring BIAB or gel manis. Hair colour - Remember when everyone wanted icy white hair? Not anymore! Millions of women are trying to go back to their roots (literally), and have soft blondes, and warm gold tones added to their hair, in a bid to achieve the "old money blonde" look. Makeup - Sculpting your face shape through the art of contouring is no more. Ladies are adding freckles and sweeping blush across cheekbones instead. Thousands flooded to comments, where one said: ''I wish more people would embrace being pale. ''It's really pretty to have pearlescent skin. Such a unique feature!'' Another fan chimed in: ''god bless white women who finally realise they look orange with a 'tan' on and embrace their actual skin tone. jesus. u look SO good after.'' ''You look gorgeous with both but you look like an actual fairytale princess in your natural skin. Like big ethereal, classy vibes,'' someone else added.
News24
16-07-2025
- Lifestyle
- News24
4 trendy footwear ideas to flex at the office
It can be a mission trying to find just the right shoe that will take you through a strenuous work day at the office that ties together an outfit. Comfort is usually the ultimate goal but that doesn't mean you have to sacrifice style. READ MORE | Style Inspo | How to standout in the hit necktie trend Whether you believe sneakers should be the new norm in the office or you don't mind a little elevation with a chic heel, there's much to consider. For many like Harper's Bazaar contributor Moriah Polk, there's much to consider before choosing the best heel for work, including the commute and how well the shoes pair with different outfit combinations. Here's some footwear inspiration to add a little pep in your step: 1. Stylish loafers and mules Printed loafers and sleek mules are the perfect blend of style and comfort. They will have you looking sharp and professional. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ratile Boitumelo Mabotja (@ratile_mabitsela) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nqobile Khwezi (@nqobilekhwezi) 2. Bring on the boots From ankle boots to thigh-highs, boots are a classic staple especially for your winter wardrobe. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Blue Mbombo (@blue_mbombo) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Zola (@znombona) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Phindile Gwala-Ngandu (@phindilegwala_official) 3. Sling-back and ankle-strapped heels An elegant sling-back or ankle-strapped heel offers light support and can take your outfit from basic to chic in a matter of seconds. Don't get put off by the height, that's what kitten and block heels are for! They offer a slight elevation while keeping comfort at the forefront. View this post on Instagram A post shared by RICH MONALISA (@mawhoo_) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Anele Mdoda (@zintathu) 4. Up your sneaker game A good pair of sneakers or takkies can work just as well for the office. Experiment with colour, designs and different platform heights to find the perfect sneaker for work. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hope Mbhele (@hope_mbhele) View this post on Instagram A post shared by De-Ben Gogo (@dbngogo)
